We don’t look at polka dots twice. Our brains immediately recognize that they’re a repeating pattern of dots. The same goes for plaid, chevron or any kind of design. We’re also able to look at a bunch ...

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In of this three-part series introducing design patterns, I referred to Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Design. This classic was written by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph ...

Welcome to the first installment of JavaWorld‘s Java Design Patterns. This column will explore, strictly from a Java perspective, many of the design patterns discussed in Design Patterns by Gamma, ...